Caramel Blondies for the Dessert Plate

Caramel Blondies for the Dessert Plate is filed under Brownies and bars and built around all-purpose flour, baking powder, and kosher salt. Plan on 16 people.

Count on 15 minutes of prep, 25 minutes of cooking, about 40 minutes from the first measurement to the plate.

Ingredients Method

What goes in the bowl

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ¾ cup unsalted butter — 1 ½ sticks
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups light brown sugar — packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

How the cooking goes

1. Warm the oven to 350°F. Generously butter a 13×9 baking pan.
2. Beat flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Keep it to one side.
3. Warm butter in a medium pan over a moderate flame, swirling the pan several times a minute, until browned bits cling to the bottom and the butter smells nutty. Transfer brown butter to a medium bowl, scraping in all the browned bits.
4. Put brown sugar and beat with an electric mixer until well combined and the mixture resembles wet sand, 2 to 3 minutes.
5. Put eggs and vanilla and beat until the batter looks noticeably paler. Add dry ingredients and beat until the texture looks smooth. The batter will be very thick.
6. Turn through mini chocolate chips, then turn the batter out into the prepared pan. Spread evenly with an offset spatula.
7. Pour the caramel over the batter and use an offset spatula to swirl it in. Do not add warm caramel or it will sink into the batter rather than holding distinct ribbons.
8. Oven-bake until the top is deep gold and the center no longer jiggles when you gently shake the pan, 20 to 25 minutes. Start checking at 20 minutes. Allow it to cool until it is no longer warm in the pan on a wire rack before cutting.

After it comes off the heat

Let the pan settle before you slice, so the crumb stays together. Cover leftovers once they are cool.

If you want another plate from Brownies and bars, open One Bowl Brownies with a Fudgy Middle and Ooey, Gooey Smores Bars for the Dessert Plate.